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HST set for lift-off

Final preparations are underway to launch Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes in fireworks shells fired from a cannon on his property in Colorado. The launch is tonight at a private ceremony with about 250 invited guests. At least they found one way the king of gonzo journalism hasn’t previously used to get high.

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Short takes from the local daily

A couple things in the paper the last few days prompt comments:

According to Dave Kranz’s column today, my blog subtitle could even say vastly outnumbered in Sioux Falls. Kranz reports that a national study says Sioux Falls ranks as the 50th most conservative city in the nation. To whomever compiled the “staff and wire […]

More dicta

Gee, why aren’t I surprised? Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, claims she has never read a book in her life. Now this is cool. It allows you to see the Earth from a variety of satellites, including not only scientific ones but those used by DirecTV and the Sirius and XM satellite radio networks. You […]

London police: Oops, my bad

Remember the Brazilian man mistakenly shot in the head seven times by London police last month? Well, it seems the initial reports were wrong. He was not wearing a bulky coat but a denim jacket. He did not refuse to stop when challenged. He did not leap over the turnstiles to enter the station but […]

Obiter dicta

I know I’m probably a relic but I still — and probably always will — sleep on a waterbed. Well, do you know how gorram hard it is to find a waterbed mattress these days?!?! The store where I last bought one now only will order one for you. Hell, if I wanted to order […]